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Council debates rules of procedure; majority opposes changing tabling threshold
Summary
Council members reviewed the city's rules of procedure, including a provision that requires four council members to request bringing a tabled item back; members disagreed over whether to adopt Robert's Rules or keep the higher threshold.
Rosenberg City Council spent significant time Wednesday discussing its internal rules of procedure, with council members sharply divided over a provision that requires four council members to request an item be returned to the agenda after tabling.
The provision in question — part of the council's existing rules last revised in 2021 — states that a tabled item will not return unless four council members request it. Several council members said the threshold makes it difficult to revisit items, while…
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